Marge Champion, Actor And Dancer Who Was Model For ‘Snow White,’ Dies At 101
Hired by Disney as a teen, Champion acted out movements which animators then rotoscoped.
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QuiBYE! Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Folds After Six Months
The founders say their failure is likely due to both the pandemic and the product’s weakness.
An Artist Has Used Machine Learning To Turn Animated Characters Into Creepy Photorealistic Figures
Please don’t show this to the Walt Disney Company.
Netflix Subscriber Growth Slows Sharply, Ending Lockdown Spurt; Shares Drop Nearly 7%
The company picked up 2.2 million subscribers in Q3, falling short of analyst forecasts of 3.3 million.
Watch The First Trailer For Disney’s ‘Raya And The Last Dragon’
The first trailer for Raya and the Last Dragon, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ first original animated feature since 2016’s Moana, …
Duncan Studio Partners With Nelvana To Develop Original And IP-Based Animated Features
The first title they are developing is “Mother Nature,” a character-driven action adventure with ecological overtones.
Spire Makes Seven Key Hires In Bid To ‘Bring A New Creative Voice To Feature Animation’
The new studio is creatively led by Brad Lewis, a veteran of Pixar and Dreamworks.
Major Japanese Broadcaster Nippon TV Launches Animation Division
The division will produce and distribute “coveted anime series” both in Japan and globally.
European Film Awards 2020: Four Animated Features Nominated
Here are the contending animated features at this year’s European Film Awards, set to be presented virtually on December 12.
French Actor Gérard Depardieu Will Star In An Adult Animated Series About His Life
The show, which the controversial actor created himself, will be “unfiltered and uncompromising.”
Hundreds Of Hours Of Series From Dreamworks Animation Are Headed To Sky
Customers in the U.K. and Ireland will get premieres of shows like “Trollstopia” and “Madagascar: A Little Wild.”
The Animation That Changed Me: Wesley Louis on ‘Akira’
“I just don’t think we’ll ever get something that game-changing in animation again,” says Louis of Katsuhiro Otomo’s cyberpunk classic.
‘Demon Slayer’ Movie Breaks Japan’s All-Time Opening Weekend Record, Tops Global Box Office
The manga spin-off took $44 million in its first three days in Japan, more than doubling the previous record.
‘Lupin III: The First’ Review: The Gentleman Thief Gains A Dimension Without Losing His Charm
Japan’s beloved crime-caper franchise is rebooted in 3d cgi with skill and smarts.
Final ‘Evangelion’ Film Gets New Teaser, January 23 Release Date
“Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time” wraps up the tetralogy of films that began in 2007.
As Pandemic Rages, Annie Awards, Kidscreen, And GLAS Go Virtual In 2021
Forget about live animation events in the U.S. in the first half of next year.
Netflix Inks Overall Deal With Jorge Gutiérrez, Unveils First Slate From Chris Nee
The streamer’s partnerships with the two high-profile creators bring diversity to the fore.
Watch Top Festival Shorts For Free On Autour de Minuit’s New Channel For Adult Animation
Some of the best, funniest, and downright weirdest films on the animated shorts circuit are now available to view for free online.
‘Hair Love’ Director Matthew A. Cherry Is Developing His First Animated Feature At Sony Pictures Animation
“Tut” is described as “an afro-futuristic, coming-of-age story of the boy king Tutankhamun.”
Elizabeth Warren Slams Walt Disney Company Over Park Layoffs And Executive Pay
“In the years leading up to this crisis,” writes Warren, “your company prioritized the enrichment of executives and stockholders.”
